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Chapter 28: Zhao Yun to the rescue!

Qing Wan stumbled through the forest, holding on to various tree stumps to gain support. Her vision was going more blurry the minute, perhaps it was from the lack of blood or maybe the lack of nutrients and sleep from the past two days. She grabbed her head in pain, falling slowly and resting her head on one of the giant trees that hovered the area. "Help…Zi Long…" she struggled to say under her breath. She knew that Cao Cao's men were going to be after her for sure now, and with no one but herself it was going to be hard to get back to the Wu camp. Starring at the clouds her mind drifted off into a land of slumber.

"Qing Wan, Qing Wan!" she could feel her body being shook roughly, she opened her eyes to see the face of Lu Xun. "Qing Wan! You're awake!" he screamed, embracing her tightly. Qing Wan felt her body swaying lightly in the arms of this man. "Are you alright?" he asked her, not hearing her voice. "Qing Wan, speak to me!"

"I'm fine." She mumbled pushing him away from her. "Don't touch me." Lu Xun looked at her sadly, it hurt him to see her refusing his help even though she needed it.

"Let us go back first…" he held on to her arm, Qing Wan swung it away from him furiously.

"Don't touch me!" she screamed, resting her body on the trunk. Her breathing got heavier with each word, "I said stop touching me Bo Yan…" she cried. "I don't need your help!"

"Qing Wan, why are you still being so stubborn about this?"

"Stubborn about what?" she snapped.

"Why can't you forgive me about Er Ling? I don't love her I told you!"

"I don't care about you and Er Ling…"

"Then come back with me to camp. This is an order." He told her strictly, lifting her up by the arm. "Are you hurt?" he asked her, noticing the right side of her body limping.

"I'm fine." She replied, "My horse should be near here." She told him.

"Just get on mine, we'll get him later."

"You know the rules Bo Yan." She scoffed, tumbling over a bit. "Unmarried women aren't supposed to do that to married men." She grabbed onto the horses mane, "Just walk, I'll follow." She whispered, wincing at the bruises she received from the days events. Lu Xun held onto Qing Wan's arm as the horse slowly walked to the pond Qing Wan directed them to, there tied to a tree was Qing Wan's steed. "You're still here." Qing Wan tumbled over to her horse, petting it on his mane gently. The horse neighed softly, happy to see anyone since he had been abandoned for half a day. With the help of Lu Xun, Qing Wan successfully climbed onto the horse.

"Qing Wan…" Lu Xun said quietly as the two began to find their way out of the Mist Forest and back to the Allied camp. Qing Wan ignored him and continued to walk ahead, "Qing Wan!" he called out to her, tapping the side of his horse gently he rod in front of her and forced her to stop.

"What?" Qing Wan grumbled, even if she was tired and weak. She still had the energy to be angry. "I'm tired, I'm hurt. Stop wasting my time."

"Please, listen to me." He steered his horse to face the nose of her horse, "I want to talk about us."

"What is there to talk about?" she looked up, furious that he'd be mentioning this, "I have nothing I need to say."

"Qing Wan, I still love you." He whispered, not daring to look her in the eyes. Qing Wan looked down onto the ground, in a way she was happy that Lu Xun still had feelings for her, yet another feeling was that she shouldn't be accepting this.

"Thanks, but I don't think I can…"

"I don't have any feelings for Er Ling, you have to believe me. I only love you."

"No! No!" She screamed, covering her head. "You can't love me! I can't love you! Lu Xun it wasn't meant to be!"

"What do you mean it wasn't to be? You were the original Lu Xun Bo Yan fu ren!"

"So what if I was? Didn't fate stop it all?" she cried gently, "Each time we try to be together, something is there to ruin it! Doesn't it tell you something Bo Yan?"

"And each time we get reunited. That tells me we still have a chance! Why don't you accept it!"

"I can't accept it! I can't accept the fact that someone who I poured my life and love to married someone else!" she shouted going into a rant. Lu Xun listened in silence as she poured out all the pain she had been suffering, but as he looked behind her something caught his eye.

"Qing Wan! Watch out!" Lu Xun suddenly cried, pushing her to the right. Qing Wan threw her arms in the air, trying to grab onto any thing for support until she noticed two arrows grazing past her arm and hitting Lu Xun in the chest.

"Lu Xun!" Qing Wan screamed falling onto the ground. She watched slowly as he clutched onto his chest in pain, blood gushing out of the two arrows that stuck firmly in his body. "Bo Yan!" she tried to get up to catch him as he fell from his horse and onto the ground. She crawled over to Lu Xun and rested his head on her lap, "Lu Xun." She whispered, tears slipping out of her eyes and dropping onto his face. Lu Xun blinked furiously, trying to survive the best he could.

"Qi…" he tried to say her name but nothing had come out of his mouth. Qing Wan brushed away her tears to hear the steps of men charging their way.

"There's the Wu commander and the general! If we bring them back to our Lord we've won for sure!" the men cried, preparing to strike the two injured commanders. Qing Wan held Lu Xun tightly and closed her eyes preparing for the worst, when she could hear a fast gallop from behind them. She turned her head to see a man approaching the large group of Wei men, swinging his spear violently he caused all of them to flee.

"Zi Long…"

"Are you alright?" Zhao Yun got off his horse after scanning the area for any more people, rushing over to the two he trailed the blood traces on Lu Xun's clothing. "The arrows had poison injected into them." He whispered, "That's why he passed out."

"Poison? The same as Sun Ce when we were younger…" she panicked, grabbing onto Zhao Yun's arm, "We have to get him back! Please!"

"I will, I'll get both of you. You both are hurt." He grunted, picking up Lu Xun and trying not to touch the arrows in any way. "Get on the horse." Obeying his command, she slowly made her way on to the horse. Zhao Yun gently placed the commander in front of her, his head resting on her shoulder. "Hold on to him." He instructed, climbing back on his own horse and riding over to them. Taking Qing Wan's other hand, he made her hold on to the rein. "Follow me."

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Short chapter. I'm sorry! I've been busy these two days!

XReika